Búðardalur
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Búðardalur
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 Location of the Municipality of Dalabyggð |
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 Búðardalur
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| Coordinates: 65°07′N 21°46′W / 65.117°N 21.767°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Constituency | Northwest Constituency |
| Region | Western Region |
| Municipality | Dalabyggð |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 266 |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
| Post Code | 371 |
Búðardalur is a village situated on the Hvammsfjörður in the north-west of Iceland.
The village also lies at the north-eastern end of the Snæfellsnes peninsula and is part of the municipality of Dalabyggð. Búðardalur had about 270 inhabitants in 2014 and is a service center for the area, including the regional tourist information centre. In the traditional system of counties of Iceland that existed until the late 1980s, it was part of Dalasýsla, a name that is still used for the region.
Búðardalur contains a supermarket and a petrol station, hair salons, a pub/restaurant, a coffee shop, a health-care centre, an off-licence, a garage and a craft shop; the information centre is in the same building as a cafe and a folk museum.
The village has a long history, dating from the time of the first settlements in Iceland. The name means "Camp Valley", or more directly "dale of booths"; it is where settlers had temporary camps when coming to the area. In 1899, Búðardalur was officially granted the right of commerce. An old house from this time still exists.
At a short distance from the village is Eiríksstaðir, the homestead of Erik the Red, who discovered Greenland and whose son Leif Erikson, born at Eiríksstaðir, discovered America ahead of Columbus.
Coordinates: 65°07′N 21°46′W / 65.117°N 21.767°W
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